nest egg

amount of money deposited into a savings account

Noun
1. a fund of money put by as a reserve
(synonym) savings
(hypernym) fund, monetary fund
2. device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
(hypernym) device

money for retirement, life savings After selling the farm, they had their nest egg - about $200,000.

Synonyms and related words:
Swiss bank account, assets, backlog, balance, bank account, bottom dollar, budget, cache, cash reserves, checking account, command of money, exchequer, finances, fund, funds, hoard, inventory, kitty, life savings, means, moneys, pecuniary resources, pocket, pool, purse, reserve, reserve fund, reserve supply, reserves, reservoir, resource, resources, savings, savings account, sinking fund, something in reserve, stock, stockpile, store, substance, treasure, unexpended balance, unregistered bank account, wherewithal
  

nest-egg /'nesteg/
danh từ trứng lót ổ (để nhử gà đến đẻ) (nghĩa bóng) số tiền để gây vốn; số tiền dự trữ (phòng sự bất trắc...)
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